What is git?

Git is one of the most widely used modern version control in the world.
Git is developed by Linus Torvalds (Linus Torvalds was a famous creator of the Linux operating system kernel)
Git is an example of distributed version control system (DVCS).
Developers copy is a repository, which contains full history of changes.
Git can commit new changes, branching, merging and comparing past versions and all these are well optimised for performance.
Git is designed to handle everything from small to large projects with efficiency and speed.
Git is very eazy to learn.
Cheap local branching, multiple workflows, convenient staging areas etc. are the features of Git.
Git outclasses SCM tools like performance, clearCase, Subversion, CVS etc.